Friday, June 16, 2017

Golden State Gets the Gold, Twitter Underwhelms

This week was full of exciting news and moments. We crowned
a new NBA champion, planned a meaningful tribute to a loveable TV superhero,
entered for a chance to play dodgeball against celebrities, and even saw a much
awaited (but not really) update from our friends at Twitter. Here are my
favorite finds!

Golden State brings home the gold!

Unfortunately for teams outside of Oakland and Cleveland,
the Warriors and Cavaliers played in the NBA Finals for the third consecutive
year. Think fans got tired of seeing these two basketball titans compete? Think
again! More than 24 million people tuned in to watch the series’ fifth game,
the most for a game 5 since Bill Clinton was in the White House.

Remembering Adam West – aka TV Batman

On June 15, the city of Los Angeles celebrated the life of
Adam West, who’s starred as Batman in 1906s TV series, by shining the famed
bat signal at the city’s village hall. With fans attending

the ceremony dressed
in appropriate Batman garb, this was truly a tribute made for a superhero.

Dodgeball 101 – dodge, duck, dip, dive, dodge

Want to relive the world’s greatest dodgeball match between
Team Globo Gym and Average Joe’s? Ben Stiller, everyone’s favorite ageless
celebrity, is making your dream a reality! Fans of the movie, or anyone who
wants to throw on their spandex and hit the dodgeball court (is this really a
thing?), can enter to win the ultimate
dodgeball prize package – complete with a pizza party. Proceeds benefit the
Stiller Foundation, which helps provide educational opportunities for children
around the world.

Twitter’s underwhelming update

King of the 140 character news flash, Twitter announced
this week that they’ve considered users’ ideas and have taken feedback to
heart. However, some people were not so enthused when the update consisted of
only redesigned look-and-feel. At least now we have circular profile photos!